Safeguarding Children and Young People
Safeguarding children is about their safety and welfare. Its
also about Child Protection. It means protecting each and every
child from emotional, physical or sexual abuse or neglect.
All volunteers, paid employees and partnership working
organisations have to adhere to good practice guidelines. Please
click on the link to download a copy of the Wychavon Good
Practice Guidelines leaflet.
Worcestershire Safeguarding Childrens Board has responsibility
for the protection and wellbeing of children in the county. The
overall role of the WSCB is to coordinate local work to safeguard
and promote the welfare of children and to ensure the effectiveness
of what the member organisations do individually and together.
The WSCB consists of senior representatives of the main
agencies which have a responsibility to safeguard children. It is a
forum for establishing and guiding the services in Worcestershire
to safeguard and promote the well-being of children. Inter-Agency
working is at the heart of safeguarding and protecting children and
the WSCB works to ensure that all the agencies communicate
with one another in the interests of the child.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS
ABOUT A PARTICULAR CHILD AND FEEL THAT THEY MAY BE IN NEED OF
PROTECTION OR SAFEGUARDING, THEN PLEASE CONTACT CHILDREN'S SOCIAL
CARE.
Telephone: 0845 607
2000, Email: socialcare@worcestershire.gov.uk
Post: Social Services, PO Box 585,
Worcester WR4 4AD.
Fax: 01905 768056
Minicom: 01905 768052
Text: 07939 572 850
If you are worried about a child or
for general advice and guidance the following links should be
helpful:
See the Updated
CRB Information
Safeguarding Adults
Safeguarding Adults [or Adult Protection] can include any work
or activity which aims to support vulnerable adults to retain
independence, well-being and choice and to be able to live a life
that is free from abuse and neglect.
It is about both preventing abuse and neglect, and promoting
good practice when responding to specific concerns.
What is Abuse?
It is the violation of an individual's human or civil rights by
another person or people. It can take many different forms and
examples such as:
- Physical abuse being hit or restrained, misuse
of medication
- Sexual abuse being harassed, teased or being
forced to have sex without consent
- Neglect not getting adequate care, food,
medication, heating
- Psychological abuse bullying, threats, verbal
abuse
- Discriminatory abuse ridicule or threats
because of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation
- Financial abuse theft, fraud, exploitation,
pressure to change a will, misappropriation of property and
possessions
- Institutional abuse mistreatment by an
organisation or individual where care is provided
Abuse can happen anywhere and by anyone, including relatives,
friends, neighbours, paid care workers, volunteers, professional
staff, other service users and strangers. If you need advice and
guidance regarding the potential abuse of a vulnerable adult
(someone over 18 years who might be unable to protect themselves
from significant harm or serious exploitation because of a physical
or mental disability, age or illness), you can contact
Worcestershire's Access Centre in confidence;
By Phone 0845 607 2000
By E-mail socialcare@worcestershire.gov.uk
By Post: Social Care, PO Box 585 Worcester WR4
4AD
By Fax: 01905 768056
By Minicom: 01905 768052
By Text: 07939 572 850
We can answer your query in a number of languages and our Adult
Protection Team will respond and can investigate adult abuse.
Police 0300 333 3000
Care Quality Commission
03000 616161
Worcestershire Safeguarding Adults Board is a multi-agency body
that oversees Worcestershire's policies for keeping adults safe. It
also directs the work of the Worcestershire Adult Protection
Team.
Contact Details for the Worcestershire Safeguarding
Adults Board is:
Lin Hunt PA to Catherine Driscoll / Sue
Pidduck
Head of Adult Social Care / Senior Operational Manager
County Hall, Worcester WR5 2NP
Tel: 01905 766992
Fax: 01905 766930
E-mail: LHunt@worcestershire.gov.uk
For more help, information and guidance please try one
of the following links:
Age UK - Helpline 0800 169 6565
Department of Health - Tel: 020 7210 4850
(Office opening hours 08:30-17:30 Mon-Fri)
Textphone: 020 7210 5025, (for people with
impaired hearing)
Elder Abuse - 0808 808
8141
If you would like to speak further
about the information above please contact
Jem Teal - Community
Development Manager
Email jem.teal@wychavon.gov.uk